S-triazine derivatives containing naphthylamino groups

ABSTRACT

Triazine derivatives for use as light and heat stabilizers and for improving fatigue properties in rubber vulcanizates have the following composition: A 1,3,5-triazine derivative of the formula   WHEREIN X is   -SR6 or chlorine, and Y is   or -SR7, R1, R2, R3 and R4 being hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, phenyl, allyl, or methallyl and wherein alkyl may be substituted by -OH, -OR5 (R5 being lower alkyl) or -CN and wherein R1 and R3 may also be Alpha -naphthyl or Beta -naphthyl with the provision that the R2 or R4 group which is attached to the same N must then be hydrogen; and wherein R6 and R7 are alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a thioether group of the formula

United States Patent 1 Westlinning et a1 [4 1 ,iiii 0,1975

[ S-TRIAZINE DERIVATIVES CONTAINING NAPHTHYLAMINO GROUPS [75] Inventors: Hermann Westlinning,

Kleinostheim; Werner Sehwarze,

Frankfurt; Horst Fleischhauer, Grossauheim, all of Germany [73] Assignee: Deutsche Goldund Silber-Scheideanstalt vormals Roess ler, Germany [22] Filed: Nov. 9, 11972 [21] Appl. No.: 305,139

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Nov. 10, 1971 Germany 21557697 [52] US. Cl. 260/2495; 260/2498; 260/249.6;

260/800 [51] Int. Cl. C07d 55/18; C07d 55/20 [58] Field of Search 260/2495, 249.6, 249.8

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,625,531 4/1927 Fritzsche et a1. 260/2495 2,720,480 10/1955 Wolf 167/33 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 729,448 5/1955 United Kingdom 1,013,223 12/1965 United Kingdom 1,121,124 7/1968 United Kingdom 363,690 2/1932 United Kingdom 875,017 8/1961 United Kingdom OTHER PUBLICATIONS Chemical Abstracts, Vol. 52, p. 2728s.

Primary Examiner-John M. Ford Attorney, Agent, or FirmCushman, Darby & Cushman [57] ABSTRACT Triazine derivatives for use as light and heat stabilizers and for improving fatigue properties in rubber vulcanizates have the following composition:

A 1,3,5-triazine derivative of the formula wherein X is or chlorine, and Y is n Zn-H S CH2 CH2 s n being 1 to 18.

The invention also embraces a vulcanizing process, a vulcanizable composition and a rubber vulcanizate including or using the above triazine derivatives.

30 Claims, No Drawings S-TlRllAZlNE DERIVATlll/ES CONTATNTNG NAPHTHYLAMTNU GROUPS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIQN The invention relates to naphthylamino groups con taining l, 3, -triazine derivatives and their use particularly as stabilizing agents for elastomer compositions.

Elastomer vulcanizates undergo structural changes with increasing lifetime which result in an impairment of their use. The changes are caused by the action of oxygen, ozone, light and heat, either singly or in combination of these actions. 1f there is simultaneously a dynamic stress on the elastomer-vulcanizate the deleterious action is further increased. A number of materials have become known which are used to stabilize the elastomers against these deleterious effects. They are usually called antioxidants and may also be called antiageing agents. 7

While normal arylarnines for instance oz-or B-naphthylamines do not have any antiageing effects or'have only a very faint activity in this direction it is known that by substituting a phenyl ring for a hydrogen atom of a naphthylamine the highly effective antioxidants phenyl-oz-naphthylamine PAN) and phenyl-,8- naphthylamine PBN) are obtained. However, these compounds have the shortcoming that they result in a strong discoloration of white or light colored elastomer vulcanizates under the action of light. In case of carbon black containing mixtures the formation of discoloring compositions results in color transfers which reduce the usefulness of the compositions wherever the vulcanizates come into contact with bright or light-colored materials, for instance paper, synthetic plastics or coating materials such as lacquers. These color transfers upon contact are well known and dreaded in the automotive industry.

I, 3, S-triazine derivatives of various kinds have been used for various purposes. For instance these triazine derivatives are used with 2-, 4-, and/or 6-position halogen atoms and sulfur and/or nitrogen-containing substituents. It has also been proposed to use these materials as stabilizers for organic substances such as polymers (US. Pat. Nos. 3,240,749, 3,245,992, 3,257,354, 3,418,272, 3,530,127, British Patent 977,589, lFrench patent 675,785, etc.).

For instance in US. Pat. No. 3,257,354 it has been proposed to protect natural rubber or synthetic rubber such as cis-polyisoprene or a styrene-butadiene elastomer against oxidative degradation with such triazine compounds as are obtained from derivatives containing phenyl groups with free OH groups. The activity of these compounds is clearly based only on the presence of free phenol groups.

Other triazine derivatives are for instance disclosed.

in German published applications 1,240,083 I and 1,241,452 for use as protection of organic materials against ultraviolet radiation. These compounds however likewise contain phenyl substituents with free 01-! groups.

The above-mentioned French patent discloses numerous derivatives of the s-triazines since the triazine ring can be substituted by a large number of substituents not further defined therein. These substituents can be attached either directly to the triazine ring or via hetero atoms such as oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur. Among thesecompounds aremany triazine derivatives which have no antioxidant effect at all in elastomer vulcanizates. The few compounds specifically mentioned in the examples of the French patent do not afford any mentionable age protection in vulcanizates as has been determined by test results. There is furthermore not indicated in the French patent any rule by which effective antioxidants or age protectors can be determined among the numerous and highly different triazine derivatives.

It could accordingly not be foreseen which particular 1,3,5-triazine derivatives would have valuable and superior properties for the elastomer vulcanization. The present inventors have found that, surprisingly, among the very large number of triazine derivatives there is a group of such derivatives which are highly effective antioxidants and have other valuable properties for the elastomer vulcanization.

SUMMARY OF THE lNVENTION The invention accordingly resides in 1,3,5-triazine derivatives of the formula wherein X is SR or chlorine, and Y is R ,1R R and R being hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, phenyl, allyl, or methallyl and wherein alkyl may be substituted by OH, OR (R being lower alkyl) or CN and wherein R and R may also be a-naphthyl or B-naphthyl with the provision that the R or R group which is attached to the same R must then be hydrogen; and wherein R and R are alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a thioether group of the formula n being 1 to 18.

The invention also is directed to a vulcanizable rubber or elastomer composition containing sulfur or a sulfur liberating compound (donor or donator) and at least one vulcanizing accelerator and optionally an organic peroxide crosslinking agent and/or a filler in which the above triazine derivatives are used as antioxidants, heat and light stabilizers and rubber fatigue reducing agents. The invention also is directed to the process of vulcanizing a vulcanizable'composition in which the above compounds are used as stabilizersand to a vulcanizate thus obtained;

DETAILS OF THE INVENTION AND PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The alkyl groups present in the triazine derivatives may be straight or branched groups. If the alkyl groups are substituted they are preferably monosubstituted but may also be bi-substituted. The reference to loweralkyl groups implies alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

The triazine compounds may be made in various.

It will be understood that the procedure can also be reversed by first reacting the cyanuric chloride with ammonia or an amine and then subsequently reacting it with a naphthylamine.

2-(a or ,B)-naphthylamino-4-aminoor 4-alkylamino-6-alkylmercapto triazines are made from the corresponding 6-chloro triazines and a mercaptan in the presence of an RC] acceptor.

If it is desired to make 2- (a or B)-naphthylamino-4- chloro-6-a1kylmercapto triazines the reaction is for in stance carried out between a 2,4-dichloro-6- alkylmercapto triazine and aor B-naphthylamine in the presence of an l-lCl acceptor.

2-a or B-naphthylamino-4,6bis-aminoor 4-alky1amino-6-aminotriazine are made from 2-naphthy1amino-4-aminoor 4-alkyl-amino-6- chlorotriazines and ammonia or amines at an elevated temperature, preferably above 60C. I

The followingjis a representative list of compounds and some of their properties which come under the above generic formula:

Type of Appear- Prodnaphance of uct thylcrystals Desigamlne Y X m.p. or oils Yield nation 01- NH, --Cl 158-160 white 90.5 IN 46 B NH Cl 245-246 93.0 39 a NHC H Cl 180-182 90.0 49 a- NHC,H,,-n Cl 156-158 92.0 50 B- N(C H Cl 138-139 97.8 38 a- Cl 158-160 95.0 45

HCH.,.CH=CH B- Cl 224-226 91.3 37

HCH .CH=CH a- -NHC H,, Cl 135-137 100.0 74 B- NHC H,, ---Cl 226-228 93.1 41

N CH CI-FCH C] a-- 135-136 91.5 47

CH .Cl-1=1-l a- NH-a-Naphthyl Cl 204-205 91.0 48 B- SCH, Cl 208-209 light 820 54 yellow a- SC H C1 oil 91.5 68 a- NH-i-Propyl Cl 173-174 light 97.1 67

gre a- NHButy1-t Cl 133-135 y 93.4 66 a- NHCH CH,OH C1 175-177 white 75.4 64

H CH OH a Cl 135-137 78.1 65

H CH OH a- H Cl 155-156 light 84.5 51

' yellow B- SCl-l NH 208-209 40 [3- SCH; I (C H 104-105 42 B- Nl-l/3Naphthyl C1 245 53 01- -NHCH,.C1-l=Cl-l SCgl-l oil 80.0 69 [3- NHCH CH=CH NHCH,CH=CH yellow 70 a- -SC1-l=, a 127-129 white 62.0 27 B- -SCl-l= SCH, 178-179 white 93.0 28 01- SC,.l-l SC l-L 43-45 grey 80.3 43 a- H SC l-l 69-70 81.5 44 a- SCH CH,SC H, -SC1--l CH- SC, l-l -34 greasy 64. 1 72 lookin oz- SCH Cl-l SC, l-l, SCl-l,C1-l SC, l-l, 63-64 1i ht 90.7 71

ye low B N CH .CH=CH, Cl

- 115 white 87.5 52

:n,.cu=cu B- NHBNaphthyl SCl-l 174-176 81.5 57 B- Nl-lC l-l -Nl-lC l-l,, 228-230 71.5 73

thylamino-4,6-dichloro triazine is reacted with ammonia oran amine attemperatures around about C. As l-lCl acceptors the amines used in the reaction mixture or bases of the alkali or" earth alkali .metals may be used.

Additional examples ofv naphthylamine triazine are the following: 1 v

2-aor rfi-naphthylamino-4-ch1oro-6-mono-or dimethallylamino-s-triazine; 2-a-or B-naphthylamino- 4-amino-6-mono-or -6-dimethallylamino-s-triazine, 2- a-or -B-naphthylamino-4,6-bis-(mono-or -dirnethallylamino)-s-triazine, 20z-or -,8-naphthylamino-4monoor -4-diethylamino-6-mono-or -6-dimethallylamino-striazine, 2-a-or -,8-naphthylamino-4-methylthio-6- mono-or -6-dimethallylamino-s-triazine as well as the corresponding -4-ethy1thio-, 4-n-propylthio-, -4-ipropylthio-, 4-n-butylthio, 4-i-butylthio-, -4-npentylthio-,4-i-pentylthio...-s-triazines etc.

Further examples are:

2-a-or -B-naphthylamino-4-ethylthio-or 4-n-propylthio-6-ethylthio-or 6-n-propylthio-s-triazine as well as the corresponding -bis-4,6-i-propylthio-, -nbutylthio-.i-butylthio-,n pentylthio-, -i-pentylthio-, -2- ethyl-propylthio-, -n-heptylthio-,-n-octylthio-...up to -octadecylthios-triazine et.

Further noted are:

Z-a-or -/3-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-monoor -di11ydroxypropylamino-s-triazine, 2 a-or -B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-monoor bis-(4-hydroxybutyl)-amino-striazine,2-a-or -B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-mono-or -6-bis-(3,4-dihydroxybutyl)amino-s-triazine. 2-a-or -,B-naphthylamino-4,6-bis (dihydroxy-ethylamino)-striazine, 2,6-a-or -,B-bis-naphthylamino-4-mono-or -bis-( 2-hydr0xyethylamino-s-triazine. 2,6-aor.-B-bisnaphthylaminol-mono-or -diallylamino-s-triazine, 2,6-a-or -B-bis-naphthylamino-4-mono-or -diethylamino-s-triazine, 2,6-a-or. B-bis-naphtylamino-4- methylthio-s-triazine and the corresponding -4-ethylthio-,4-n-propylthio-, -4-ipropylthio-, -4-nbutylthio-, -4-i-butylthio-.-4-(2-methylbuty1)-thio-, -4- pentylthio-, -4-hexylthio-, -4-heptylthio-, 4-octylthio-.

etc. up to -4-octadecylthio-s-triazine.

Likewise useful are:

Z-a-or -B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-monoor -bis- (methoxyethyl)-amino-s-triazine, 2-oz-or -,B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-mono-or -bis-(3-methoxy-propyl)- amino-s-triazine, 2-a-or -B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- mono-cr -bis-(3-butoxy-propyl) -amino-s-triazine, 2- a-or -B-naphthylarnino-4-chloro-6-mono-or -bis-(3,4- diethoxybutyl)-arnino-s-triazine, 2-0c-or -Bnaphthy1amino4-chloro-6-mono-or -bis-(cyanomethyD-amino-striazine, Z-a-or -,8naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-mono-or -bis(3-cyanopropyl)-amino-s-triazine, and 2-a-or 2-,8- naphthylamino4 ,6-bis( 3-butoxy-propylamino )-s triazine.

Another representative group comprises:

2-oz-or 2-B-Naphthylamino-4,6-bis-( 3-cyanopropylamino)-s-triazine, Z-aor 2-fl-naphthylamino-4- octadecylthio-6-mono-or -bis-(3-methoxy-propyl)- amino-s-triazine, 2-oz-or 2-B-naphthylamino-4-pentylthio-o-mono-or -bis-( 3-cyanopropyl )-amino-striazine, 2-oz-or Z-B-naphthylamino-4-methy1thio-6- mono-or -bis-( 3-methoxy-propyl )-amino-s-triazine, 2,6-biS--OI -B-naphthylamino-4-mono-or bis-(2- cyanoethyl)-amino-s-triazine, and 2,6-bis-oz-or -B-naphthylamino-4-mono-or -bis-(3-methoxypropyl- )amino-s-triazine.

METHODS OF MAKING THE TlRlAZlNE DlERllVATIVlE The following illustrates a few examples of methods for making specific triazine derivatives.

A. A suspension was set up of 184.5 g cyanuric chloride in 400 ml acetone and 400 ml ice water. An acetone solution of 145 g B-naphthylamine was then added dropwise at a temperature of 0 to 5C while the mass was vigorously stirred and subjected to cooling. Subsequently a solution of 40 g NaOH in 200 ml water was added dropwise at a tempera ture of between 0 and 5C. The mixture then had a neutral reaction. The cooling was thereupon discontinued and 58 g of allylamine were slowly poured into the mixture. The temperature now rose to about 20C.

A solution of 40 g NaOl-ll in 150 ml water was then slowly added causing the temperature to rise to about 45C. After 2 hours the reaction mass had a neutral reaction. Water (2 liters) was added and the crystals were removed by suction filtration. washed and dried in a vacuum. There were obtained white crystals at a melting point of 224 to 226C. The yield was 284 g of 2-B-naphthylamino- 4-allylamino-6-chlorotriazine corresponding to 91.3% of the theoretical yield.

B. 291.2 g of 2-,8-naphthylarnino-4.6-dichlorotriazine were dissolved in 1.5 l dioxane. 1 15 g of allylamine were then added dropwise at a temperature up to 45C. Thereafter another 115 g allylamine were added to the solution and the mixture was transferred to an autoclave. There it was subjected to heating for 4 hours to to C and subsequently further processed as above. The crystals obtained were recrystallized from ethyl acetate. There were thus obtained bright yellow crystals of a melting point of 161 to 63C. The yield was 214.3 g of 2g -B-napththylamino-4,6-bisallylamino-s-triazine corresponding to 67.4% of the theoretical yield.

C. 46 g of sodium were suspended in 1 liter toluene and subjected to heating to 90C while vigorously stirring. 404 g of ndodecylmercaptan were then slowly added dropwise to the suspension. The sodium salt of the mercaptan was thus formed. The temperature was then reduced to 40C and 291.2 g of 2-a-naphthylamino-4,o-dichlorotriazine were added. The mass was subsequently heated for another 6 hours over a boiling water bath. The mixture now reacted neutral. It was cooled, and washed with water. Subsequently the toluene was evaporated in a vacuum. The residue was removed with alcohol. This resulted in rapid formation of crystals. The crystals were removed by filtration suction and washed with methanol. They were grey crystals of a melting point of 69 to 70C. The yield was 507 g of 2-a-naphthylamino-4,6-bis-ndodecylmercapo-s-triazine. This corresponded to a theoretical yield of 81.5%.

D. 196 g of 2,4-dichloro-6-methy1mercapto-triazine were dissolved in 1000 ml acetone and subjected to cooling to 0C. A solution of g of oz-naphthylamine in 750 ml acetone were then added dropwise while stirring at a temperature of 0 to 10C. Thereafter a solution of 40.1 g of NaOll-l in 400 ml 11 0 was likewise added dropwise. This resulted in an increase of the temperature to at most 40C. After 2 hours the mixture had a neutral reaction. lt was poured then into 2.5 l of water and the formed light yellow crystals were removed by filtration suction and subjected to drying at 40C in a vacuum. The yield of 6-methylmercapto-2-0z-naphthylamino-4- chlorotriazine was 275 g. This corresponded to 91% of the theoretical yield. The melting point was 204 to 205C.

The novel naphthylamino triazines can for instance advantageously be used in the elastomer industry as highly effective antioxidants and antifatigue agents which are not discoloring or cause only very faint color modifications.

Accordingly vulcanizates can be stabilized by vulcanizing a vulcanizable elastomer mixture which may contain a filler while using the naphthylamino containing triazines of the above formula I as stabilizing agents.

As elastomers all natural or synthetic elastomers or blends thereof may be used which can be cross-linked and for instance may be vulcanized or cross-linked with peroxides or sulfur and/or sulfur donators such as N,N'-dithiobismorpholine, dipentamethylenthiuramtetrasulfide, N,N-dithiobishexahydro-2H-azepinone- (2), 2-benzthiazyldithio-B-morpholide. For the vulcanization a conventional vulcanization accelerator system may be used, if desired, in the presence of fillers, preferably so-called active or reinforcing fillers or filler mixtures. As examples of the elastomers are particularly mentioned the following: styrene-butadiene elastomers (SBR), natural rubber (NR), nitril elastomers (NBR), polybutadiene (BR), polyisoprene (IR), polychloroprene (CR), the well known polymers of two olefins and possibly including a polyene hydrocarbon, particularly diene hydrocarbons, and transpolypenteneamers, see Zeitschrift Kautschuk und Gummi, Kunststoffe 23, 502 ff. (1970).

Several different elastomers and elastomers together with natural rubber may be used in the form of blends.

As cross-linking agents there may also be used the usual peroxides such as dicumyl peroxide or also oxides of bivalent metals, for instance, magnesium, zinc or lead oxides.

For the vulcanization with sulfur an accelerator may be used as follows either singly or in combination:

benzothiazole, such as Z-mercaptobenzthiazole,

dibenzothiazyldisulfide and sulfenamides of 2- mercaptobenzthiazole;

diphenylguanidine;

Z-mercaptoimidazoline;

mercaptotriazines, such as monoand di-mercaptotriazines and their sulfenamides disulfides and polysulfides and thiurames such as tetraalkylthiruammono or disulfides.

The vulcanization is carried out as usual. The conventional amounts of sulfur, sulfur donator, accelerator peroxide and, if wanted, fillers are used. The vulcanization is effected at conventional temperatures, for instance from 100 to about 300C, preferably between about 120 and 240C for conventional periods of time which is preferably between and 30 minutes or higher if necessary. The processes and apparatus used may be those conventionally employed in this connection for instance heating with steam, hot air, by means of a salt bath, fluidizing' bed, ultra-high frequency and steam pipe.

The accelerators or combinations of accelerators may also be used together with zinc oxide and/or stearic acid.

The invention accordingly involves the use of the 1,3,5-triazines as described, preferably at least one of these triazines, as stabilizers for vulcanizates obtained from vulcanizable elastomer mixtures. The stabilizers of the invention may be used incombination with conventional stabilizers and antioxidants.

Theinvention accordingly further embraces also a vulcanizable mixture consisting of at least one elastomer, sulfur and/or a sulfur donator and at least one accelerator forthe vulcanization or at least one organic peroxide and optionally a filler. The usual vulcanization additives employed in industry may be used in the mixture. The mixture further must contain at least one of the triazines of the invention which may be'used in combination with conventional stabilizers and antioxidant agents as already stated. These mixtures can then be vulcanized or cross-linked and shaped in conventional manner.

All conventional additives may be used such as plasticizers, mineral oils, adhesion promoters, accelerators, activators like stearic acid and also zinc oxide, waxes, propelling agents, pigments, special ozone protectors and dyes.

Into the vulcanizable mixture there may be incorporated fillers such as the conventional carbon black types, furthermore finely divided silica, particularly SiO (silicic acid) obtained from the gas phase or by precipitation from alkali metal silicate solution. Useful in this connection are silicates of the same type as the just-described silicic acid as well as hydrophobized silicic acid and silicates and furthermore metal oxides including the so-called mixed oxides and oxide mixtures. Also useful are synthetic and natural chalks, kaolins, silica-chalks etc.

The stabilizers of the invention may be used in an amount of between 0.05 to 10 parts by weight relative to parts of polymer. Preferably the amounts are 0.1 to 5 parts by weight (phr). As already indicated several of thestabilizers may be used in combination and the stabilizers of the invention may also be combined with conventional antioxidants or age protectors if nondiscoloration is sacrificed. Such conventional materials are for instance phenyl-a-naphthylamine (PAN), phenyl-B-naphthylamine (PBN N-phenyl-N cyclohexyl-p-phenylendiamine, N-phenyl-N'-isopropyl-p-phenylenediamine, N-( l ,e-dimethylbutyl)-N- phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, 6-ethoxyl ,Z-dihydro- 2,2,4-trimethylchinoline, 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-p-cresol, 4,4'-dioxydiphenyl etc.

Regarding the activity of the stabilizers of the invention it is again noted that they provide an effective protection against fatigue in case of dynamic stress as well as against aging, particularly at higher temperatures. In addition they have the heretofore not obtainable advantage of non-discoloration under the action of light whilst at the same time protecting the vulcanizates against fatigue.

The following examples will further illustrate the invention.

EXAMPLE I For test purposes vulcanizates were formed with three different natural rubber mixtures as follows:

Test Composition N0.

PBN (phenyl-B-naphthylamine) l Continued Test Composition No. Components (parts by weight) IN 27 1 IN 28" 1 Dibenzothiazyldisulfrde l l l Tetramethylthiuram monosulfide 0.1 0.1 0.1 Sulfur 2.5 2.5 2.5

'IN 27 is 2-a-naphthylamino-4,6-bismethylmercapto-triazine *IN 28 is 2-B-naphthylamino-4.6-bismethylmercapto-triazine The vulcanization was effected at 134C for a time of 20 minutes. The vulcanized specimens were then subjected to ageing for 8 days at 100C in a heat cabinet having circulation of the air. After that time they were examined for crack formation (cut growth). This examination was carried out in accordance with the test program described in De Mattia, DlN 53 522, sheet 1 and 2 (corresponding to ASTM D 430 B or draft ISO- Recommendation No. 172).

The number of bends necessary to reach stage E in accordance with DIN 53 522, sheet 2 (German Industrial Norms) was found to be as follows:

For mixture No. 1 (prior art) 7,000 bends lFor mixture No. 2 (invention) 8,750 bends For mixture No. 3 (invention) 10,000 bends As appears both of the stabilizers of the invention (TN 27 and 1N 28) provide a substantially higher protection against crack formation on bending than the conventional IPBN used in the rubber industry.

With the stabilizers employed in this example no or only a very faint discoloration under the action of light was observed. This is contrary to the results with PBN containing vulcanizates which are subject to heavy discoloration under the action of light as will further appear from the following example:

EXAMPLE 11 Several natural rubber compositions were specifically tested for discoloration under the action of light. This type of rubber composition is particularly suitable for examining light stability. The compositions were as follows:

Test Composition No. (parts by weight) The vulcanization was carried out at 150C for a time of 20 minutes. The specimens of the vulcanizates were then exposed for 96 hours to the radiation of a Xenotest apparatus 150, System Casella, original ll-llanau (following lDIN 53 388 or draft ISO recommendation No. 759). The tests were carried out at room temperature at a relative humidity of the air of 60 to 70%.

The test results regarding colors and color modification were as follows:

Test mixture 1 2 3 (prior art) (invention) (invention) Color result very distinct faintly extremely 5 brown yellowish slight yellowish Particularly the color modification of the vulcanizates of composition No. 3 in which the stabilizer IN 28 was used extremely faint. This modification can be compared with that resulting from the use of high quality, non-discoloring age protectors which however do not afford any protection against fatigue properties.

This shows that the naphthylamino-triazines of the invention are antioxidants which do not result in discoloration or result in an only faint discoloration and at the same time afford a high protection in case of dynamic stress.

A surprising further result of the investigation was that the activity against destruction of the vulcanizates by crack formation in case of dynamic stress can be increased substantially if one of the substituents on the triazine ring is a chlorine atom. With thus substituted compounds no undesirable effect is found regarding the general protection against discoloration by the stabilizers of the invention. All this is further illustrated in the following example.

EXAMPLE Ill The following elastomer mixture was set up:

Components (in parts by weight) Oil extended styrene-butadiene elastomer containing 23.5% bound styrene and 37.5%

The vulcanization was effected at a temperature of 160C. The tests of the vulcanizates were carried out according to the procedure described in DIN 53 522, sheet 3 (corresponding to draft 1S0 recommendation No. 173 or ASTM D 813/1965).

The antioxidants used in this example were the following:

l. PhenyLB-naphthylamine (PBN) 2. IN' 39 2-fi-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-aminotriazine allylamino-triazine allylamino-triazine 5. lN 41 2-B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-anilinotriazine 6. IN 38 Z-B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- diethylamino-triazine 7. 1Nv 46 2-a-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-aminotriazine v 8. IN 47 2-04-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- diallylamino-triazine I 9. TN 48 2,6 bis-ot-naphthylamino-4-chloro-triazine l0. 1N 49 2-d-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- ethylamino-triazine Z-B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- Z-a-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- l 1. IN 50 2-a-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-nbutylamino-triazine 12. IN 51 2:a-naphthylamIno-4-chloro-6- Tensile a! 200% Elongation methylmercaptotriazme strength elongatign at fraction Shore-A The tests for fatigue properties were carried out ackP/cm hardness cording to the De Mattia as in Example I. After 8 days PBN a) 176 30 655 55 of hot air ageing at 100C the following bend numbers IN 39 b) +13; 5 +g2 were established for a cut growth of the length of the z; 9 H86 50 cut from 4 to 8 mm: I 3 IN 45 a) 175 33 690 59 Vulcanizate No.: 1 2 3 4 i 5 6 Containing: PBN IN 39 IN 45 IN 37 IN 41 IN 38 (Control) I Number of bends 990 2I00 2200 5530 1300 1680 Vulcanizate No.: 7 8 9 10 1 I 12 IN 46 IN 47 IN 48 IN 49 IN 50 IN 51 Number of bends 2300 3350 1770 1900 1250 I600 k b -l9 +124 48 +5 The actIvIty against age phenomena of the stabilizers 4. [N 37 I 62 30 665 58 of the Invention Is hIhg also If no ageing takes place. In b) 16 +123 42 6 this connection the following bend figures were estab- 0 IN 41 a; :32 3 lished for the same 12 antioxidants and for the same W38 a) 176 31 650 55 type of test except that the growth of the cut length was 7 IN 32 13 2 determined for an increase from 2 to 4 mm; b) +|77 5] +9 8. IN 47 a) 173 28 640 55 b) 25 96 41 7 25 9. IN 48 a)v 157 26 640 54 b) 26 +150 52 7 I0. IN 49 a) 168 28 605 55 2 3 4 5 6 b) 27 +146 49 8 vulcamzate No (cmlmol 11. IN 50 a) 167 29 605 54 with PBN b) 34 +138 Q3; +5:

12. IN 51 a) 168 Number of bends 4230 9300 7600 10350 4400 5800 22 +|4O 47 9 Vulcanizate No.: 7 8 9 1O 11 l2 v Numb bends 8600 7400 8700 6400 6500 5600 As appears by a suitable selection of the substituents A further test without ageing was then carried out to 35 determine the cut growth from 4 to 8 mm:

Vulcanizate No.: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Number of bends 6600 [9200 12400 I4 I 50 7200 9450 Vulcanizate No.: 7 8 9 10 l l 12 Number of bends 15400 8600 9800 7200 8400 8400 Naphthylamino-chloro-triazines according afford a substantially improved protection against fatigue properties of elastomers both in aged and unaged condition.

EXAMPLE IV vulcanizates formed as in Example III were subjected to hot air aging for a period of 8 days at 100C.

The figures at (a) are the initial values in unaged condition and the figures at (b) show the changes in these values expressed in per cent of the initial values except that in case of the Shore hardness the changes are indicated in points.

R of the stabilizers under formula I it is possible to reduce the increase of the Shore hardness under the action of hot air to about one half of the increase obtained with PBN. The simultaneous lower increase of the tensile stress at 200% elongation shows that the vulcanizates in case of employment of the naphthylaminochloro-triazines are subject to substantially lower hardening or rigidifying under the action of heat and oxygen as in case of the use of PBN. The reduction of the rigidification is a problem on which the rubber article and rubber tire industry has spent large amounts of money since the rigidification results in a reduction of the time of usefulness of the rubber articles. 7

The following Example illustrates that the naphthylamino-chloro-triazines which afford particularly good protection against appearance of fatigue properties likewise result only in a very minor color modification.

EXAMPLE V In this case vulcanizates were tested which contained the antioxidants identified as IN 39, 45, 37, 41, 38 and 46 to 51, (see also Example III above). The vulcanizates were tested on the basis of the same compositions and same procedure as described in Example II. The appearance of the specimens after exposure to light for 8 days was as follows:

PBN very dark brown I IN 39 very minute yellowish coloring, hardly visible IN 45 faintly yellowish v IN 37 very minute yellowish coloring, hardly'visible IN 41 faintly yellowish IN 38 faintly yellowish IN 46 yellowish IN 47 faintly yellowish IN 48 brownish to yellow IN 49 yellowish IN 50 yellowish IN 51 brownish to yellow This shows that even with use of the naphthylaminochloro-triazines the effects on the color are comparable to those obtained with prior art non-discoloring antioxidants which however do not afford any protection against appearance of fatigue properties. This proves that the stabilizers of the invention combine the highly effective antioxidant action with protection against fatigue properties and an absence of any strong discoloration.

The following example illustrates that the napththylamino triazines of the invention are effective as fatigue reducing agents and antioxidants in polymers also which include for instance mixtures of oil extended styrene-butadiene elastomer and polybutadiene elastomer.

This type of elastomer mixture is in broad use for making automobile tires and in particular the treads of the tires of passenger cars.

EXAMPLE VI The stabilizers used as antioxidants or age protectors were the following:

1. phenyl-B-naphthylamine (=PBN) (for comparative purposes) 2. IN 78 2-a-naphthylamino-4,6-bis-allylamino-striazine 3. IN 77 2-04-naphthylamino-4-allylamino-6-noctylthio-s-triazine 4. IN 69 2-oz-naphthylamino-4,6-bis-n-dodecylthion-ethylthio-s-triazine 5. IN 43 2-a-naphthylamino-4,6-bis-n-octylthio-striazine 6. IN 44 2-B-naphthylamino-4,6-bis-n-dodecylthios-triazine 7. IN 57 2,6-bis-B-naphthylamino-4-methylthio-striazine 8. IN 40 2-B-naphthylamino-4-methylthio-6- amino-s-triazine. These stabilizers were in vulcanizates of mixtures of the following composition:

Components in parts by weight Oil extended styrene-butadiene elastomer containing 23.5% bound styrene and 37.5% of highly aromatic extender oil (Buna Huls 1712) 96.5 Cis-polybutadiene elastomer (Buna CB 30 BAF carbon black N 330 (Corax 3 of the Degussa Co. of Germany) 75 Stearic acid 1.2 Zinc oxide 4 Highly aromatic hydrocarbon as plasticizer (Naftolen ZD) Antioxidant (see the following tests with reference to the above list) 3 Benzothiazyl-2-cyclohexylsulfenamide 1.2 Sulfur 1.6

The vulcanization was effected at a temperature of 160C for the same time as in the above examples.

The tests of the different vulcanizates regarding resistance to cut growth was carried out in accordance with the German norms (DIN 53 522, sheet 3). These tests showed the following values for the number of bends necessary to cause a cut growth from 4 to 8 mm;

Vulcanizate No.: 1 2 3 4 Stabilizer: PBN IN 78 IN 77 IN 69 Number of bends 5175 6800 8700 6400 Vulcanizate No.1 5 6 7 9 Stabilizer IN 43 IN 44 IN 57 IN 40 Number of bends 7800 9200 5200 5600 The same tests were then carried out after ageing of the vulcanizates for 6 days at C in a circulating hot air oven. The following values were obtained in this case for a cut growth from 4 to 8 mm:

Vulcanizate No: 1 2 3 4 Stabilizer PBN IN 78 IN 77 IN 69 Number of bends 900 2300 1620 1005 Vulcanizate No.: 5 6 7 8 Stabilizer IN 43 IN 44 IN 57 IN 40 Number of bends 1010 1800 1120 1230 All vulcanizates of the invention were then tested for discoloration under the action of light as described in Example II. All compounds of the invention proved to be nondiscoloring.

The following further Example shows that a combination of fatigue reducing action and age protection (antioxidant effect) can be obtained with a plurality of naphthylamino triazines.

EXAMPLE VII The stabilizers (antioxidants) tested in this Example were the following:

1. PBN (as comparison) 2. IN 66 2-a-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6tert.-

butylamino-s-triazine 3. IN 67 2-0z-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-isopropylamino-s-triazine 4. IN 64 2-oz-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- ethylamino-Z-triazine 5. IN 65 2-a-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- dihydroxyethylamino-2-triazine 6. IN 55 2-B-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6- ethylamino-s-triazine 7. IN 56 2-,8-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-nbutylamino-s-triazine 8. IN 52 2-,8-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-diallylamino-s-triazine 9. IN 53 2.4.-bis-B-naphthylamino-6-chloro-striazine Vulcanizate No.: 1 2 3 4 5 Stabilizer: PBN IN 66 IN 67 IN 64 IN 65 Number of Bends: 5175 7600 8800 5700 7700 Vulcanizate No.2 6 7 8 9 10 Stabilizer: IN 55 IN 56 IN 52 IN 53 IN 54 Number of Bends: l 1000 9900 7100 8000 8500 The same type of compounds were then aged for 6 days at 100C in a circulating hot air oven. The number of bends which caused a cut growth from 4 to 8 mm and the increase in the Shore hardness was then deterpoints) All of the compounds of this Example were furthermore tested regarding discoloration under the action of light. The test was carried out by means of a Xeno test method as described in Example 2. It was found that all vulcanizates containing the stabilizers of the invention were practically free of discoloration.

The naphthylamino triazine stabilizers of the invention can be used in carbon black containing as well as light colored articles of the rubber industry and as in the production of rubber tires for vehicles of all kinds.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adaptit for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of the following claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:

1. A 1,3,5-triazine derivative of the formula:

11/ oo X C C N wherein X is R, R R and R being hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, phenyl, allyl or methallyl alkyl may be substituted by OH, OR (R being lower alkyl) or CN and wherein R and R may also be a naphthyl or B naphthyl with the provision that the R or R group which is attached to the same N must then be hydrogen; and wherein R and R are alkyl of l to 18 carbon atoms or a thioether group of the formula C I-1 S CH CH n being 1 to 18 and with the further' proviso that when R and R are both alkyl then R and R are not alkyl. 1

2. A compound according to claim '1 wherein X is SR.

3. A compound according to claim 2 wherein Y is 4. A compound according to claim 3 which is 2-01- naphthylamino-4,6-bismethylmercapto-triazine.

5. A compound according to claim 3 which is 2-,8- naphthylamino-4,6-bismethylmercapto-triazine.

6. A compound according to claim 3 which is 2-anaphthylamino-4,6-bis-ndodecylthio-triazine.

7. A compound according to claim 2 wherein Y is N. f"

8. A compound according to claim 7 which is 2-11- naphthylamino-4-alkylamino-6-n-octylthio-triazine.

9. A c ompound according to claim 1 wherein X is N R2-R 10. A compoundaccording to claim 9 wherein Y is SR.

11. A compound according to claim 10 which is 2,6- bis-B-naphthylamino-4-methy1thio-triazine.

12. A compound according to claim 10 which is 2,6- bis-a-naphthylamino-4-methylthio-triazine.

13. A ompound according to claim 9 wherein Y is N.R4 R 14. A,compound according to claim 13 wherein at least one of R, R R and R is allyl or methallyl and the remaining members of R R R and R are hydrogen allyl or methallyl.

15. A compound according to claim 13 which is 2-0:- naphthylamino-4,6-bis-alkylamino-triazine.

16. A compound accoding to claim 13 which is 2-13- naphthylamino-4,6bis-alkylamino-triazine.

17. A 1,3,5-triazine derivative of the formula wherein Y is 18. A compound according to claim 17 wherein Y is SR.

19. A compound according to claim 18 which is 2-3- naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-methylthio-triazine.

20*. A gompound according to claim 18 wherein Y is N 4 211. A compound according to claim 20 wherein R is hydrogen and R is alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.

22. A compound according to claim 21 which is 2-01- naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-n-butylamino-triazine.

23. A compound according to claim 20 wherein R and R are hydrogen or alkyl of l to 18 carbon atoms.

24. A compound according to claim 20 wherein one of R and IR is alkyl and the other is hydrogen or alkyl.

25. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2-0:-

naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-alkylamino-triaine.

26. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2-3- naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-alkylamino-triazine.

27. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2-0:- naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-diallylamino-triazine.

28. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2-13- naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-diallylamino-triazine.

29. A compound according to claim 20 which is Z-a-naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-amino-triazine.

30. A compound according to claim 20 which is 2-B-naphthylamin0-4-chloro-6-amino-triazine. 

1. A 1,3,5-TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE OF THE FORMULA:
 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein X is -SR6.
 3. A compound according to claim 2 wherein Y is -SR7.
 4. A compound according to claim 3 which is 2- Alpha -naphthylamino-4,6-bismethylmercapto-triazine.
 5. A compound according to claim 3 which is 2- Beta -naphthylamino-4,6-bismethylmercapto-triazine.
 6. A compound according to claim 3 which is 2- Alpha -naphthylamino-4,6-bis-n-dodecylthio-triazine.
 7. A compound according to claim 2 wherein Y is N-R -R .
 8. A compound according to claim 7 which is 2- Alpha -naphthylamino-4-alkylamino-6-n-octylthio-triazine.
 9. A compound according to claim 1 wherein X is -N-R -R .
 10. A compound according to claim 9 wherein Y is -SR7.
 11. A compound according to claim 10 which is 2,6-bis- Beta -naphthylamino-4-methylthio-triazine.
 12. A compound according to claim 10 which is 2,6-bis- Alpha -naphthylamino-4-methylthio-triazine.
 13. A compound according to claim 9 wherein Y is -N-R -R .
 14. A compound according to claim 13 wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is allyl or methallyl and the remaining members of R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen allyl or methallyl.
 15. A compound according to claim 13 which is 2- Alpha -naphthylamino-4,6-bis-alkylamino-triazine.
 16. A compound accoding to claim 13 which is 2- Beta -naphthylamino-4,6-bis-alkylamino-triazine.
 17. A 1,3,5-triazine derivative of the formula
 18. A compound according to claim 17 wherein Y is -SR7.
 19. A compound according to claim 18 which is 2- Beta -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-methylthio-triazine.
 20. A compound according to claim 18 wherein Y is -N-R -R .
 21. A compound according to claim 20 wherein R3 is hydrogen and R4 is alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
 22. A compound according to claim 21 which is 2- Alpha -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-n-butylamino-triazine.
 23. A compound according to claim 20 wherein R3 and R4 are hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
 24. A compound according to claim 20 wherein One of R3 and R4 is alkyl and the other is hydrogen or alkyl.
 25. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2- Alpha -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-alkylamino-triaine.
 26. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2- Beta -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-alkylamino-triazine.
 27. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2- Alpha -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-diallylamino-triazine.
 28. A compound according to claim 24 which is 2- Beta -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-diallylamino-triazine.
 29. A compound according to claim 20 which is 2- Beta -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-amino-triazine.
 30. A compound according to claim 20 which is 2- Beta -naphthylamino-4-chloro-6-amino-triazine. 